Selamat Idul Fitri 2015

...from Seoul with warmest heart.

Solat Idul Fitri di Taman Yongdeungpo

Baru sampai di stasiun Yongdeungpo...bersams Yuris dan Ismail.

alhamdulilah. ..lancar kegiatannya.

...sangat cerah cuacanya.

....cheese....

warna warni ...

subhaballah. ..

such a beautiful day indeed.

ada ceramah jg.

serasa di Indonesia.

highlight....

the post-prayer...halal bi halal

wow....a clear blue sky.

halal bi halal

muterrrr

ada siapa yo...

setelah itu...makan di masjid Yongdeungpo.

alhamdulilah.

Almost One Whole Day Spent @ the Consular

It was August 4, 2014..the first day after one-week long Eid-Fitri Holiday. The consular section of Indonesian Embassy was finally opening its service normally again. It was such a coincidence that I got to have my passport extended since it was due on August 4!!!

Well, yes..that happened.

So...without having any prior knowledge on how to extend a soon-to-be expired passport, I got to rush to the embassy only to find that there were lots of people 'thinking' and 'doing' the same thing. Of course, each of them must've got some reasons to go to the consular. 

As for me..I got to wait for..well...4 hours to get my passport renewed.^^

Thank God that it was cloudy and been drizzling a bit....so the AC at the almost-crowded consular waiting room did help a bit to ward off the heat.

Although I got my online reservation and application ready...I was baffled by the fact that I forgot to upload ONE (more) file. DARN!!! :-)

So...my 2.5-hour of waiting was almost going "POOF!!" up away into the sky..I started to imagine...my long-standing moment from the start.

But...luckily..I didn't have to. Some interns at the waiting room helped me sort things out.

Scan the needed document, uploaded it, and sent them to the system provided.

Done.

After a quick session of photo-taking at the designated photo-booth and paying some money for extending my 48-page passport....

I waited for another one hour ..and ended with a BANG of smile!

My passport's extended.^^

Almost Midnight's Ice Cream

It's almost 11 pm and we just got back from having a celebration of the end of the Ramadan this year. We got a huge dinner...

to top it off, the weather was a bit hotter ...now...it's a bit chilling actually.

Wait...hot or chilly?

It's an important thing to talk about since should it rain, we cannot but make our way back home......drenched in wet. 

But luckily...tonight..the sky's bright and the wind's blowing too...which brings us to the conclusion..that everyone should enjoy summer no matter what.

This time...we dropped by at the nearby Baskin Robbins.
See? they know more and its' good. 

Happy Hari Raya Idul Fitri 1435 Hijriyah

The kid's favorite channel, Cbeebies Channel is now 'congratulating' and/or 'celebrating' the Hari Raya Idul Fitri. 

One Month Long Fasting Month 'Ramadan' is over.

And now....it's Hari Raya...

Happy Hari Raya.

for everyone celebrating it.

Mohon Maaf Lahir & Batin.

Idul Fitri/Eid-ul Fitr/Aidil Fitri/Lebaran/Eid Mubarak @ Seoul Central Masjid (part 2)

Arriving early even before the prayer started gave us a chance to be 'inside' the Masjid without having to worry of being exposed to the summer heat outside. 

We got there at around 9.30, enough to find a cozy space for us. 

'Selamat Lebaran yang ke-2 di Korea, Mama, Eyra, Freya'

This is our 2nd year of Eid in Korea. 

After the prayer, we met our students from UGM. I am sure this is their 1st Eid in Korea. 

Being among other friends and acquaintances like this...eliminates or at least 'lessens' the homesickness of being away from families back home.

Right? Yes....! 

Then..we met other Indonesian families, too.
Well..we are all students who live and study right her in Seoul, Korea.

Along with our families, we live in Korea and call Korea our home for 2 up to 4 years. (or more for others^^) 

For some...this is one of the happy times we have in Korea.

Eid Mubarak in Seoul. 

Let's see how many families there are. Hmm at least 7 families.(mine, Mas Purba, Mas Khoirul, Mas Wawan, Mas Eky, Mas Iwan, mas Sulis'....) 

Oh, some of our married friends got to celebrate the Eid without their wives or husbands since they don't live together in Korea. It must be ..well..a bit sad..for them....I don't know. It could be, though. 

But..with the Eid occasion in mind...along with other friends like this,

we'd need to think of only one thing: happiness of being blessed with the fact that we are celebrating Eid together.

Once again..

"Happy Eid" Eid Mubarak. 

Mohon Maaf Lahir Batin....May We Live Prosperously and Happily. Amen. 

Eid-ul Fitr /Idul Fitri/Aidil Fitri/Lebaran/Eid Mubarak...........in Seoul Central Masjid (part 1)

Happy Eid Mubarrak, Selamat Hari Raya, Selamat Lebaran.

After 29-day long fasting month, Muslims in Korea celebrated the first day of Syawal Month or better known as Eid Mubarak.

We, Indonesians, call it 'Lebaran' or Idul Fitri. 

We went to Seoul Central Masjid in Itaewon to have our morning prayer and then..meeting with other friends to 'congratulate' on passing the Ramadan Month. 

I think thousands flocked into the Masjid. Not sure how many..but I am sure that Masjid was full..over capacity^^...so many that (as it happened in previous years) people were praying on the parking lot of the Masjid. 

After the prayer, they surely did not want to miss a one-year only chance of meeting with other fellow Muslims from around the world to greet and congratulate one another..

 and..yes...taking pictures. oh, well....

Lebaran 2012

What? yes..yes..yes.I should have put these pictures months ago. Now that I have time, I just want to make sure that these pictures are right here on the blog.

it was during Lebaran or Eid Mubarak last year (2012). 

We were at Indonesian Embassy in Seoul where most of Indonesian citizens flocked to the venue to perform the annual Eid prayer. Well, I did not perform mine--a loooooong story. 

All I could say is that...I came, I saw, I met some students, and then...enjoyed the festivities.Looking at these pictures...oh...how I miss summer^^

( well, it is a chilling winter now.)